How to Use internal combustion engine in a Sentence

internal combustion engine

noun
  • His internal combustion engine is more than twice the size of yours.
    — Adrienne So, Wired, 14 Sep. 2021
  • An internal combustion engine is loud and masks the noises a tire makes.
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2022
  • So to have that amount of power on a street-legal internal combustion engine is a big deal.
    — New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The end of the road for the internal combustion engine in Europe is now in sight.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 June 2022
  • The vocals may be gruff, but this makes a fine swansong for the internal combustion engine.
    — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Around the world, cities and countries are starting to plan for the end of the internal combustion engine.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Without the rumpus of an internal combustion engine, wind roar and tire slap sound all the louder.
    — Brett Berk, Wired, 28 Mar. 2020
  • And that's under the hood of every internal combustion engine car.
    — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The workings of a black hole are similar to an internal combustion engine.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2018
  • And that's only going to grow as the country plans to phase out the internal combustion engine in the coming decades.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2017
  • Much to our dismay, one of the greatest pony cars since the invention of the internal combustion engine now joins that list.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The same goes for other prewar land speed record challengers with their rubber tires and internal combustion engines.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2018
  • And EVs need a lot of chips—easily twice as many as an internal combustion engine car.
    — Mary Hui, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2022
  • China will now add another nail to the coffin of the internal combustion engine.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2017
  • The country will end the sales of internal combustion engine cars in 2025.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 8 May 2023
  • After all, there would be other problems with an internal combustion engine on Mars, like the lack of oxygen.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Unlike the gas cap on internal combustion engine cars, the port on an EV could be almost anywhere.
    — Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
  • An electric vehicle doesn't have the same start-up process as an internal combustion engine vehicle.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But there’s no time like the present for a stunt that proclaims to the world that Ford is indeed hip to the global shift away from the internal combustion engine.
    — Alex Davies, WIRED, 23 July 2019
  • The car was just fine (and certainly goes from 0-60 miles an hour more quickly than my internal combustion engine).
    — WSJ, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Under the new rules, people are prohibited from using a tool with an internal combustion engine -- such as a chain saw -- on such lands in the state.
    — Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN, 12 June 2021
  • Instead, Gen 4 will be a race car that doesn't have to apologize for not having an internal combustion engine.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2025
  • Soon, Dodge will unveil a six-cylinder internal combustion engine for the new Charger body style.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Soon, Dodge will unveil a six-cylinder internal combustion engine for the new Charger body style.
    — Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In Germany, the historic home of the internal combustion engine, plug-ins accounted for about a quarter of sales last year.
    — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2022
  • With the motor backing up the internal combustion engine, the e-motor enables the system to turn off all eight cylinders and hitch a ride on the electric side.
    — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Gooden ditched his internal combustion engine vehicle over a year ago and said days like these reinforce that decision.
    — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Unhealthy ozone levels form when pollutants from factories, cars or any sort of internal combustion engine react with the sun.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • And, the shifting is much smoother in the 2025 when going from electric to (internal combustion engine).
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
  • Still, the Evora remains the fastest car made by Lotus that’s powered by an internal combustion engine.
    — Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024

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